Heel for shoes



J. LANG HEEL FOR SHOES Aug. 27, 1940.

Filed June 30, 1939 INVENTOR 7 @7171 any QLKQM,

WITNESSES Aoi Patented Aug. 27, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HEEL FOR SHOES John Lang, New York, N. Y.

Application June 30, 1939, Serial No. 282,032

Claims.

connected to the shoe so as not to wobble or move independently of the body of the shoe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a heel which may be made of metal, Celluloid, rubber, fiber, or other material, and which may be easily and quickly applied to a shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heel which may be made as a low heel or high heel and present at the lower end a rubber cushion and at the upper end bracing and fastening means for firmly holding the heel in place on a shoe.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a side view of a shoe disclosing an embodiment of the invention, a foot being shown in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 22;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the heel shown in Fig. 1, the same being in an enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective View of a nut and clamping means therefor forming part of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified form of the invention wherein the heel body is formed from Celluloid, fiber, or material different from metal;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper end of the rubber carrying member shown in Fi 5;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the clamping screw and nut shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a modified form of the heel shown in Fig. 2 and illustrating how the rubber carrying member may be welded to the side walls of the heel; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a form of the invention presenting a low heel.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates a shoe of any desired kind having a sole 2 and a heel 3 connected thereto. The heel 3, as illustrated in Fig. 2, is formed of 50 non-metal and is of a desired shape and length.

An inverted cap 4 having a radiating flange 5 fills the lower end of the body 6 of the heel. The flange 5 underlaps the body 6 so that when the rubber cushion I is arranged in the cap 4 a radiating flange 8 of the rubber cushion will underlap flange 5 so as to cover the entire lower surface of the heel 3 as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In order to secure the body 6 to the sole 2 of the shoe I, a tubular anchoring member 9 is provided which may rest against the body 6 at 5 ID to protect the body 6 from crushing or collapsing. The tubular anchoring member 9 is provided with a radiating flange H and on the under surface of this flange ll there are provided a number of nuts l2 which are held in 10" place by suitable fingers I3 pressed from the flange l I. A threaded member M for each nut is provided, said threaded members or screws extending through the sole 2, as illustrated in I} Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 3, four nuts l2 are 15 disclosed but if desired more or even less could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. However, four are very desirable as they clamp the flange ll firmly to the sole 2 at widely spaced points and thereby prevent any 20,

accidental shifting or movement of the sole independent of the shoe. Preferably the outer edge of the flange ll presses against the body 5 at l5. The arrangement of the nuts I2 and associated parts is the same as the nut l5 and 25 associated parts. The nut I6 is shown in Fig. 4 as being a square nut held in place by the fingers I! pressed up from the bottom plate I8 of the anchoring member 9. A bolt l9 has the threaded part 22 extending through nut l6 and the head .{0

2| interlocked with the top 4 of cap l. Preferably the head 2i is provided with a kerf so that a screw-driver may act thereon to tighten the bolt H3 in order to clamp cap 4 firmly against the bottom of the body 6. extends through the head 2! and into the body of the bolt 19 so as to receive the threaded end of the screw 23. The head of screw 23 presses against part of the rubber cushion l for clamping the same firmly in place. If the rubber 40 cushion I should wear out at any time screw 23 could be removed and a new block of rubber I inserted without interfering with any other part of the heel. Where the body 5 and cap 4 are made of metal, the cap 4 may be provided with a flange 5, as shown in Fig. 5, or if desired the cap may be welded at 24 as shown in Fig. 8. Where the body 6 of heel 3 is made of Celluloid, rubber, glass, paper, fiber, or material difierent from metal, the anchoring member [9 is preferably arranged as shown in Fig. 2, and at the annular surface I!) may be cemented or secured in place by a suitable adhesive.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the flange ll fits within the short inturned annular extension 26 A threaded bore 22 35 and is welded thereto at 25. Nuts l2 and associated parts are used in this form of the invention the same as set forth in regard to Fig. 2. The bottom part of the body 6, however, is arranged somewhat difierent from that shown in Fig. 2 as the cap 4" is preferably welded to the body 6 but is provided with a short section 27 so that the flange 8 of the rubber cushion 7 may rest thereon. The cap 4" is provided with a round opening 28 having radiating notches 29 and 30 and depressions BI and 32. By this arrangement when the nut 33 of the screw 23 is inserted the nut is passed through the openings 28, 29 and 30 and then rotated until the extensions 34 and 35 fit into the depressions 3i and 32, as shown in Fig. 5. Screw 23 is then tightened and the rubber block or cushion l is clamped in place.

As shown in Fig. 9, a low heel is provided wherein the body 6 may be of any desired material and preferably the cap 36 is integral therewith. This cap is provided with an apertured depressed portion 31 fitting the apertured depressed portion 38 of the anchoring member 9". The depressed portions 3! and 38 are both rectangular so that the depressed portion 38 may receive a rectangular nut 39 and this nut receives the screw 40 which is an exteriorly threaded tube having a head 4! resting against the interior surface of the depression 31. The screw 23 in this form of the invention is threaded into the screw 40 and acts to clamp the rubber block I in place and also clamp the anchoring member 9 to the cap 37. Anchoring device 9 is provided with a flange ll" held in place by nuts [2 and associated parts as shown in Fig. 2. If desired, the flange I I" may be secured at 42 to the body 6 by welding if the parts are made of metal, and by cement if the parts are made of material other than metal.

In any form of the heel it will be understood that the outer surface may be ornamented in any desired manner, as for instance by a covering of leather, paint, or other coating to produce a pleasing appearance.

I claim:

1. A heel for shoes including a hollow body having an inverted cup-shaped lower end extending inwardly, a bracing structure having a bottom and an annular flange at the top, said bracing structure being secured to said body at the outer end of the flange and adjacent said bottom, means extending through said flange and the sole of the shoe for anchoring said body to the sole of the shoe, an anchoring member extending at one end through said bottom and at the other end through said inverted cupshaped member, a lift arranged at the lower end of said body and fitting into said inverted cupshaped member and a screw extending through part of said lift and into said anchoring member for holding the lift in position.

2. A heel for a shoe including a metal tubular body having a closed lower end of metal and an open upper end, an annular bracing member fitting into the upper end of said tubular body and rigidly secured thereto, said bracing member having a bottom arranged substantially midway of the length of said tubular body and an outwardly extending radial flange rigidly connected to the upper end of said tubular body, means extending through said flange for securing the tubular body to the shoe, a lift carried by the lower end of said tubular body, and an anchoring member extending through the bottom of said bracing member and through the bottom of said tubular body connecting the bottom of said bracing member to the bottom of said tubular body.

3. A heel for a shoe including a metal body having an inverted cup-shaped portion at the lower end, a metal tubular bracing member arranged at the upper part of the body interiorly thereof, said bracing member having an annular flange welded to the uper end of said body, said bracing member having a bottom and a portion near the bottom welded to said body, nuts arranged on the under surface of said flange, fingers pressed from said flange partly encircling the respective nuts to hold them in place, a screw for each nut for clamping the sole of the shoe to said flange, an anchoring member connecting said inverted cup-shaped portion and said bottom together, a resilient lift arranged within said inverted cup-shaped portion and a screw extending partly through the lift and into said anchoring member.

4. A heel for a shoe comprising a tubular body having at the bottom an inwardly extending cupshaped member positioned with the upper end facing downwardly, a bracing structure connected to the body at the upper end, a lift arranged in said cup-shaped member and extending a short distance therefrom, a clamping screw extending through said lift into the material forming said cup-shaped member, means for securing said lift in said cup-shaped member, means for securing the lower end of said bracing structure to the material forming said cup-shaped member, said bracing structure having a radiating flange at the upper end rigidly secured to said tubular body, and means extending through said flange for rigidly clamping said flange to the sole of the shoe.

5. A heel for a shoe comprising a hollow body having a portion at the lower end pressed inwardly to present a recess, a lift arranged in said recess and extending therebeyond, a screw extending through said lift and the material forming said recess for clamping said lift in said recess, a tubular brace rigidly secured to said body adjacent the top, means for rigidly securing said bracing structure to the sole of the shoe, said bracing structure having a bottom, a nut mounted on said bottom, said bottom being provided with fingers folded over part of said nut for holding the nut in place and against independent rotation and a bolt having its head interlocked with the material forming said recess and its threaded portion extending through said nut, said bolt acting as an anchor for providing tension between the lower part of said body and said bracing structure.

JOHN LANG. 

